Chapter 1361: The Story of Ling and Heng (624)
Feng Ling drove around the river and went to the jungle. She found that this jungle was really different from the jungle she lived in when she was young.
One of them was near the beach, while the other was isolated. The jungle she grew in wouldn’t be as dangerous as this ancient jungle. The jungle in front of her was as they said. There were probably all sorts of things that ordinary people had never heard of, be it places or living things.
After loitering outside for half a night, she tried to use the flashlight to illuminate the interior. She wanted to enter several times, but her rationality told her that this jungle was not something she could enter as she pleased. However, if Li Nanheng was really inside…
If she wanted to enter, she had to ensure at least that every step was foolproof. If she could not drive in, she had to make sufficient preparations.
Feng Ling waited outside until late at night before returning to the Gorkin Farm.
In the middle of the night, K was still sleeping. After visiting K, Feng Ling returned to the old lady’s place.
That Chinese old lady’s surname was Mai. Everyone here called her by her name. Since Feng Ling was not used to it, she called her Granny Mai.
In the middle of the night, Feng Ling didn’t want to disturb Granny Mai. She could sleep in the car for a night, but she had to prepare the things she needed to enter the jungle. The longer she delayed, the more uneasy she felt. She decided to return to Granny Mai’s place and prepare things for herself overnight.
Thankfully, Granny Mai slept well, and her actions did not disturb her. At four in the morning, she woke up and saw Feng Ling cutting something in the yard with a knife. She walked out to look at her. “Are you going into the jungle?”
“En.”
“What did you peel?”
“It’s not much. I just found some st.u.r.dy bamboo and sticks to make something to protect myself. After making it, I’ll place it in the car. It will use it,” Feng Ling said without looking up while still peeling seriously.
Granny Mai looked at her for a while and sighed. She walked over and sat down by her side. “Child, listen to granny’s advice. The people that enter this ancient forest never return. Don’t go. You’re such a good child. Granny doesn’t wish for you…”
Feng Ling did not explain further. She only asked her about Gorkin Farm, other rivers, water sources, and other places nearby that could change her target. However, the answer she received was none. This Gorkin Farm was the end of the river. If K and Li Nanheng had been pushed down here, as long as the river did not stop them, they would definitely have come here. There would be no other place.
Feng Ling completely dismissed her thoughts and nodded without saying anything.
Just as the sky gradually brightened, the doctor suddenly sent a message. He said that K had fallen asleep and had a seizure. He must have been having nightmares after the incident. Right now, he was not very clear-headed and kept trying to get off the bed. Several times, he fell off the bed and smashed anyone he saw. His condition was very poor.
Hearing this, Feng Ling quickly put down the things in her hands and rushed to the doctor.
When she went over, K was still sitting on the bed and going crazy. Feng Ling rushed over to talk to him and said a lot about K’s past before he gradually calmed down. Finally, he was willing to be helped back to the bed by her. He eventually recovered from the shock, and his twitching body gradually calmed down.
K couldn’t leave her side for the time being. The doctor asked her to guard him. Although Feng Ling was in a hurry to go to the jungle to look for Li Nanheng, she saw that K couldn’t be left alone, so she sat by the bed to guard him.
In the morning, Granny Mai tidied up the things Feng Ling had peeled and placed them on the stone table in the yard. At this moment, a young lady suddenly walked in. “Grandma, I forgot to add water to the Chinese porridge you taught me in the past. Quickly teach me again.”
The girl who came was Granny Mai’s granddaughter, Carrie. She was only twenty-two years old this year. Her family had a lot of accommodation in the Gorkin Farm. Carrie had long moved to a new yard to live alone. Her life of planting flowers and plants was very carefree. This granddaughter was usually obedient and considerate. Granny Mai did not worry much.
“Don’t you dislike Chinese porridge? Why are you suddenly making porridge?” Granny Mai asked suspiciously.
Carrie didn’t explain but just walked in and found the kitchen inside. She took out the pot and the white rice from her grandmother and walked to the yard to show her. “Grandma, I’ll take the white rice here first. If you can still receive white rice in the next few days, remember to keep two bags for me.”
Granny Mai was even more puzzled. Before she could speak, she heard Carrie whispering as she filled the pot with water. “It shouldn’t be a problem to add more water like this, right? His injuries are so serious. The more he eats, the better…”
Although Granny Mai was old, her hearing was very good. She immediately took a look at her but saw that Carrie only muttered softly and did not say much. After taking the white rice and asking how much water was needed, she left with the white rice and pot with a troubled look.
She knew her own granddaughter well. This child had been very obedient since she was young and never lied. When she was young, when she lied about eating a piece of candy, her eyes would always avoid the adults. Just now, Carrie’s gaze was slightly evasive.
Granny Mai did not say anything. She tidied up the things in the yard and suddenly remembered that the friend Feng Ling was looking for was not the young man called K who was with the doctor, but someone else.
In the afternoon, seeing that Feng Ling was still at K’s place, Granny Mai went to the doctor to ask about the situation. After learning that Feng Ling was still guarding K, she didn’t say anything and went straight to her granddaughter, Carrie.
Carrie’s yard was very clean. There were many flowers she liked planted in the yard. However, on the drying rack in the yard that usually only hung one or two beautiful linen dresses, there were several washed towels, gauze, and… men’s clothes…
Seeing men’s clothes, Granny Mai’s expression instantly turned cold. She walked in with her walking stick. Coincidentally, Carrie came out with a basin of blood-stained bedsheets. When she suddenly saw that her grandmother had come, her expression stiffened in fright. She quickly closed the door behind her.
“Carrie, tell Granny, are you hiding someone here?” Granny Mai frowned and walked over, looking at her little granddaughter seriously.
Carrie bit her lip and turned to look at the clothes on the drying rack. She then looked at the blood-stained bedsheets in the basin in her arms and knew that she could no longer hide it. She quickly explained, “Grandma, I… didn’t we save someone at the river that day? Afterward… when I went to wash clothes at night, I saw another person lying on the gra.s.s by the river…”